[s-cars] Type 41

[Tom Green]

The Optima battery is considerably taller than the original battery as  
well, and has no provisions
for clamping it in place upright or on its side.  It won't pass a tech  
inspection unless it is properly
secured.  Since it is not a true type 41 but a universal fit, the  
posts are centered instead of on
the corners, meaning my positive cable would not stretch to fit with  
it upright.  A 200 lb passenger
could easily compromise your mouse pad protector and feel the positive  
post even before it
made contact with a conductive seat coil.

Although the Optima is manufactured locally in Nashville, I don't  
support using one in a
vehicle it does not fit.

Tom

On Tuesday December 28, 2010, at 11:47 PM,  brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com 
 >  wrote:

> I like my Optima red top and IIRC I got around the fitiment issue  
> with a
> rubber padded washer from the local hardware store, a small piece of  
> 1/4"
> square bar stock and cut a strip away from some promo mouse pad  
> handout
> bound for the trash bin, being a freak about preventing abrasion.
>
> I think some of the horror stories are attributed to the rear seat  
> frame
> grounding itself on an unprotected + post, but that will happen with  
> gel
> cells or conventional electrolyte types.
>
> -Brian